I'll twine 'mid the ringlets of my raven black hair
The lilies so pale and the roses so fair
The myrtle so bright with an emerald hue
And the pale aronatus with eyes of bright blue.
I'll sing and I'll dance, my laugh shall be gay
I'll cease this wild weeping, drive sorrow away.
Tho' my heart is now breaking, he never shall know
That his name made me tremble and my pale cheeks to glow.
I'll think of him never, I'll be wildly gay
I'll charm ev'ry heart, and the crowd I will sway.
I'll live yet to see him regret the dark hour
When he won, then neglected, the frail wildwood flower.
He told me he loved me, and promised to love
Through ill and misfortune, all others above
Another has won him, ah! mis'ry to tell
He left me in silence, no word of farewell.
He taught me to love him, he call'd me his flower
That blossom'd for him all the brighter each hour
But I woke from my dreaming, my idol was clay
My visions of love have all faded away.
I will twine mid my ringlets of raven black hair
the lilies so pale and the roses so fair
and the myrtle so bright with an emerald hue
the pale amaryillis and violets so blue
i will dance i will sing and my laugh will be gay
I'll cease this wild weeping drive sorrow away
tho my heart is now breaking, he'll never know
his name made me tremble, my pale cheeks to glow
He told me he loved me and promised to love
through ill and misfortunes all others above
now another has won him, oh misery to tell
he left me in silence no word of farewell
he taught me to love him, he called me his flower
that blossomed for him all the brighter each hour
but i awoke from my dreaming, my idol was clay
my visions of love have all faded away
I'll think of him never, I'll be wildly gay
I'll charm every heart and the crowd i will sway
I'll live yet to see him regret the dark hour
he won and neglected the frail wildwood flower
Versjon 3
[D] I will twine with my mingles of [A] raven [D] black hair
With the roses so red and the [A] lilies [D] so fair
The myrtle so bright in its [G] emerald [D] hue
And the pale amaryllis and [A] violets so [D] blue
Oh he promised to love me and promised to love
And cherish me over all others above
I woke from my dream and my idol was clay
And my portion of loving had all passed away
I will dance I will sing and my life shall be gay
I will charm every heart in the crowd I survey
Though my heart now is breaking he shall never know
How his name makes me tremble my pale cheeks to glow
Oh he taught me to love him and called me his flower
A blossom to cheer him through life’s weary hour
But now he is gone and left me alone
With the wild flowers to weep and the wild birds to moan
Yes I’ll dance and I’ll sing and my life shall be gay
I will banish this weeping, drive troubles away
I’ll live yet to see him regret that dark hour
When he won and neglected his frail wildwood flower
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Wildwood Flower
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Versjon 1
I'LL TWINE 'MID THE RINGLETS
(Maud Irving and J.P. Webster)I'll twine 'mid the ringlets of my raven black hair
The lilies so pale and the roses so fair
The myrtle so bright with an emerald hue
And the pale aronatus with eyes of bright blue.
I'll sing and I'll dance, my laugh shall be gay
I'll cease this wild weeping, drive sorrow away.
Tho' my heart is now breaking, he never shall know
That his name made me tremble and my pale cheeks to glow.
I'll think of him never, I'll be wildly gay
I'll charm ev'ry heart, and the crowd I will sway.
I'll live yet to see him regret the dark hour
When he won, then neglected, the frail wildwood flower.
He told me he loved me, and promised to love
Through ill and misfortune, all others above
Another has won him, ah! mis'ry to tell
He left me in silence, no word of farewell.
He taught me to love him, he call'd me his flower
That blossom'd for him all the brighter each hour
But I woke from my dreaming, my idol was clay
My visions of love have all faded away.
Note: Dated 1860. As far as we can tell, this is the original.
http://mudcat.org/@displaysong.cfm?SongID=2957
Versjon 2
the lilies so pale and the roses so fair
and the myrtle so bright with an emerald hue
the pale amaryillis and violets so blue
i will dance i will sing and my laugh will be gay
I'll cease this wild weeping drive sorrow away
tho my heart is now breaking, he'll never know
his name made me tremble, my pale cheeks to glow
He told me he loved me and promised to love
through ill and misfortunes all others above
now another has won him, oh misery to tell
he left me in silence no word of farewell
he taught me to love him, he called me his flower
that blossomed for him all the brighter each hour
but i awoke from my dreaming, my idol was clay
my visions of love have all faded away
I'll think of him never, I'll be wildly gay
I'll charm every heart and the crowd i will sway
I'll live yet to see him regret the dark hour
he won and neglected the frail wildwood flower
Versjon 3
With the roses so red and the [A] lilies [D] so fair
The myrtle so bright in its [G] emerald [D] hue
And the pale amaryllis and [A] violets so [D] blue
Oh he promised to love me and promised to love
And cherish me over all others above
I woke from my dream and my idol was clay
And my portion of loving had all passed away
I will dance I will sing and my life shall be gay
I will charm every heart in the crowd I survey
Though my heart now is breaking he shall never know
How his name makes me tremble my pale cheeks to glow
Oh he taught me to love him and called me his flower
A blossom to cheer him through life’s weary hour
But now he is gone and left me alone
With the wild flowers to weep and the wild birds to moan
Yes I’ll dance and I’ll sing and my life shall be gay
I will banish this weeping, drive troubles away
I’ll live yet to see him regret that dark hour
When he won and neglected his frail wildwood flower
Ressurser
http://sniff.numachi.com/pages/tiWLDWDFL2;ttWLDWDFLR.html
http://sniff.numachi.com/~rickheit/dtrad/
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